Dr. David Hughes, Chief Medical Officer for Kaleida, said, “Part of what we do through the Combine process and physicals process is identify previous injuries, whether it be concussion or whether it’s muscular skeletal injuries, then further test on those.”

Colin Campbell, NHL’s Senior Vice President, thinks it’s a good idea.

“Especially with what we’re doing with the expansion of all our testing, the more we know about these players the better. They got a lot invested in drafting these players.”

Ken Tencza’s son is on the Junior Buffalo Sabres. He could be one of those prospects next year.

“The players out here don’t really think about that too much. They just want to play as much and do the best and be the best that they can.”

Players and parents are looking to the NHL to protect its players from injuries that could last a lifetime.

“I think it’s good for all the players. Head injuries are probably the most damaging to any player in any sport,” said Tencza.

The 2015 and 2016 NHL Combine will be at First Niagara and the soon-to-be completed HARBORcenter.

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